Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
profited—Greek, "I was becoming a proficient"; "I made progress."
above—beyond.
my equals—Greek, "Of mine own age, among my countrymen."
traditions of my fathers—namely, those of the Pharisees, Paul being "a Pharisee, and son of a Pharisee" (Acts 23:6; Acts 26:5). "MY fathers," shows that it is not to be understood generally of the traditions of the nation.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Galatians 1:14:
Jeremiah 9:14
John 16:2
Romans 10:2
Galatians 4:17
Galatians 4:18
2 Thessalonians 2:15
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